Official UK procurement notice
PURCH2742 Contract for the Provision and Implementation of a Research Management System
Authority: University of Glasgow (Education)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)
Awarded value£794,390published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2025awarded 18 Feb 2026
Awarded to Worktribe2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward of PURCH2742 Contract for the Provision and Implementation of a Research Management System.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Demonstration/ Formal Bid: 20%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Demonstration/ Formal Bid: 20%
- Price: 20%
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: -Public liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than five million pounds sterling (5,000,000 GBP) in relation to any one claim or series of claims; -Employer's liability insurance with a limit of indemnity of not less than ten million pounds sterling (10,000,000…
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Aug 2025, 09:02 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2026, 15:21 GMT
- Authority reference
PURCH2742- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022448- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05859eFind a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:824504)
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
- Submission deadline
- 10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Sept 2025 → 12 Mar 2026 · 3 dates- Invitations to tender expected10 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published224 days ago12 Mar 2026, 15:21 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2026, 15:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £794,3901 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WorktribeSME | £794,390 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| WorktribeSME | £794,390 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WorktribeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria